Quite often the love we need most is the love we want the least. And what kind of love is this?Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

What kind of preaching does God inspire when his people need revival & reformation? How about A Warning About the Coming Wrath of the Lord?Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In Joel 2:28, the prophet predicted that a day would come when God would pour out his Spirit on all people. This is one of the greatest statements in the Bible.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

All Christ-Followers Must Lay Hold of Eternal Life by Fighting the Good Fight of Faith.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

There is no teaching more important than the teaching of God’s word in the church. And that is why it is essential that those who teach about God never say: “Do as I say, not as I do.”Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Paul nurturing his apprentice Timothy—encouraging & training him in how to be a leader. He does this by talking about the qualifications of a leader, by sharing 3 DIFFERENT ROLES OF LEADERSHIP.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

I 1 Timothy 2, Paul, writing to his young disciple Timothy, deals with the role & status of women in the church in some verses that challenge our 21st century perceptions.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

What does success in the Christian life look like? Simple: It's about living a life of love, of mercy, a life in pursuit of transformation & pursuit of the finish line.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

John 21 is in the Bible, so that all of us Peters would know that though we fall again & again, by God’s grace we can keep on getting back up. What mercy! What grace!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Today we will look at Jesus’s first appearance to all his frightened disciples after His resurrection. (John 20:19-23) What I want us to see is: How did the risen Jesus act & what did the risen Jesus say?Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

God used 2 men’s late, but costly, commitment (Joseph & Nicodemus). The application for us is: Looking on the crucified Jesus deepens our commitment to Him.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

John 18:1-11 tells the story of the arrest of Jesus. This midnight encounter sets in motion the events that will lead to the cross on Friday morning. If you look at this passage from one perspective, you might conclude events have now spun out of control. But you would be wrong.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

John 17—the longest recorded prayer of our Lord closes the Upper Room institution of communion & precedes Gethsemane, the betrayal by Judas, Jesus’ arrest & the beginning of his trials.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

We are accepted in God’s presence only because of Christ. We can only come to God through Christ. He is the only Mediator. That is true for salvation—and for supplication. And just as there are physical means of life, there are spiritual means of grace. Resist the lies of the devil & get a bigger breakthrough in prayer than you’ve ever had.…

In order to cultivate contentment, we must live in the present and leave the future in God’s hands.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

We speak to the Lord of our trust & the pleasures of abiding. And once that is done—we present Jesus! ABIDE—AND PRESENT!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Jesus, in John 14:1-11, shows us how he & the Father team up to overcome our unholy turmoil by calling us to trust Jesus & the Father—and giving us 5 reasons why we should.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

From his high standing, Jesus goes low to serve (foot washing). He says in John 13:15: “For I gave you an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you.”Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

It won’t be easy, but it will be significant. And that’s true for us as we serve Jesus through ResTore. It might not be easy—but it will be glorious. (John 12)Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In our days of darkness, when it seemed that our souls would give way, Jesus loved us—not by taking away the suffering or the loss or the darkness—but by giving us himself in ways that could not have been ours without this painful season.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

To be loved is to be shown glory; the glory of God.” The world doesn’t understand what kind of love this is. So—what is love? It means to be satisfied with the glory of God.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

As Sheep...come to Him as your Door, your Shepherd & your Life.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In the OT, the rivers of God's Spirit certainly blessed the people of Israel. But on Pentecost as described in Acts 2, it was like opening the flood gates of a large dam—enabling the church to take the gospel to every tongue, tribe & nation.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In John 9 Jesus sees a man who’d been blind from birth. His disciples ask about the cause of the blindness & Jesus turns the question around & says, in effect, human causes are not decisive in explaining. But … Divine Purposes Are!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

John 8:51, v 51: “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

We will never recognize the truth of Jesus until our will is to do God's will, namely, to love the glory of God above our own.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Col 1:16 says: “All things were created through him & for him.” Every honorable pleasure we have is designed by God to give us a taste of heaven & make us hunger for Jesus.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

At the Pool of Bethesda, we see Jesus' knowledge & compassion & power!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

John 4:42, “For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.” Strange things with people who only wanted miracles and an official who had a dying son.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Resurrection Power and PurposeOleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Jesus says in John 12:25: "He who loves his life loses it; & he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal. If anyone serves me, let him follow me.: But—follow where? The Answer? PALM SUNDAY!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Sanctification is everything God/Holy Spirit does in your life to make sure you turn out right!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. (John 3:17)Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

John says in 2:11, “This was the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana, in Galilee & manifested (made visible) his glory. And his disciples believed in him.”Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

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Blessed are those who HAVE BEEN persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs IS the kingdom of heaven. WOW! PRESENT & FUTURE BLESSINGS!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Jesus is describing the pathway to heaven & this sermon is a message from God to urge you to get on that pathway & stay on that pathway so that you can be called sons/daughters of God at the last judgment.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8, NASB)Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

This is a call to all those who are meek: FOR THEY WILL INHERIT THE EARTH.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Blessed are the people who feel their inadequacies & their guilt & their failures & their helplessness & their unworthiness & their emptiness—who don’t try to hide these things under self-sufficiency, but who are honest about them & grieved & driven to the grace of God.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Today we begin a new teaching series on the Beatitudes! We will devote a week on each one, but today our focus will on be on the group as a whole within the greater context of Jesus’ public ministry.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Psalm 150 answers 4 basic questions about praising God: , when & how!who, what, where, whyOleh Dr. Barry Kolb

Isaiah 9:6: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

So: What Do The Psalms Have To Do With Advent & Christmas? Almost everything! The Psalms promise that God is the Creator God who is the Redeeming King.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In Psalm 116:7 we find someone who calls upon his soul to rest: "Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you." So—how did the Psalmist break through to finding a place of rest—a time of PEACE for his soul?Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

WHEN LIFE SEEMS HOPELESS—begin to rejoice in His presence, bless His Name & thank God for His blessings. You may not feel like rejoicing when you start, but you will before you finish! After all—He is the God of HOPE!Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In Psalm 73, Asaph (the writer of this psalm) discovered this: If we don’t gaze at God, we default to our human perspective & end up becoming jealous & bitter. It’s only when God is at the center that we see things as they really are.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

But Psalm 60 gives us a remarkable window into the fears & uncertainties of that moment, as well as into the spiritual dynamic that eventually led to victory after victory—but not without painful setbacks & fears & distresses along the way.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

In Psalm 51, David had been convicted & so he confessed. And now that he’s been cleansed, he consecrates himself to live on mission. He knows that he has been saved in order to serve.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb

God’s goodness & mercy led Jesus to the Cross, where the shepherd gave his life for his sheep. He’s pursuing you right now in order to give you more that you need & certainly more than you deserve.Oleh Dr. Barry Kolb